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for Brass Quintet (tuba plays the solo); for Anne hardin - Director of Bands - E.I. Wright Middle School - Columbia, SC and Andrew Hyman - 1st Chair Tuba - 1996 SC Jr. All State Band/also available for Solo Tuba with band or Piano) Learn More

A contemporary blues, this is nice recital piece for Brass Quintet. This should be reserved for a college ensemble or a more experienced group Learn More

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This piece for brass quintet started life as a somewhat awkward mixed-meter groove. I began to layer different textures over the top and when I played some of it for my wife, she said it sounded like traffic. I took that idea and went with it.

Road Rage consists of several different scenes in a standard daily commute. Imagine you’re in a traffic helicopter watching from above, with each instrument featured as we focus attention on each vehicle before returning to the opening thematic material to end the work.

In order to help you visualize the scene: Tuba = a semi-truck, just moving along at its own pace, maybe a bit hopped up on No-Doz to make it to the end of the route; Horn = sports car, zooming through traffic just a bit too fast; Trombone = an emergency vehicle, moving quickly and confidently, hitting the siren every once in a while to warn the tuba and horn it’s coming through; Trumpets = commuters, annoyed at the confusion that others are creating and honking their horns in protest. In the fall of 2004, Road Rage was selected for performance at the Appalachian State University Brass Chamber Music Forum, honoring the 50th anniversary of the New York Brass Quintet, where it received an award for excellence in composition. 

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Composed for the Mount Royal Brass Quintet in 2017, this is a five movement work that is both fun for the Brass Quintet and the audience.  Use music to paint a picture and enjoy "Montreal Suite":

I. Mount Royal

II. The River

III. Bicycles

IV. Notre Dame Basilica

V. Bon Secours Market

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1. In the Shadows of Mt. Shasta 2. Between the Redwoods Learn More

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A fast and energetic Brass Quintet from composer Tim Olt, "Liftoff" is a great opener or closer for any program. Learn More

In gospel style, this is a great recital piece! Learn More

12 Miniatures for Brass Quintet is a modern composition that would be perfect for a recital. It is a nice fit for a high school and or college brass quintet. Learn More

‘In Spirit Jubilo’ is an exciting and energetic march for Brass Quintet that can be used as an opening piece for any concert or occasion. The melody moves throughout the ensemble accompanied by counter melodies, again by each section. The piece builds to a forte ending. Your audience will keep this melody in their memory. Learn More

“Three Times Five” is a brass quintet in three movements. The movement names: Procession, Tranquility and Excursion, describe the mood in each case, without providing an actual or implied story. Throughout the piece, each instrument is featured in melody and ensemble roles, and the performance level is medium difficult. The horn is, perhaps, featured more than in some similar compositions. The first movement begins with a fanfare section before settling into the “procession” tempo. The second movement is calm and peaceful, as the movement title suggests. The final movement is more up-tempo with more moving notes and several meter changes. Three Times Five will be fun and interesting for players and listeners alike. Learn More

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Dance Suite is an original composition for Brass Quintet. Its five movements are a collection of dance styles from different areas and periods. The movements are titled as follows:

I. Tango

II. Waltz

III. Bossa Nova

IV. Pavane

V. Jig

This composition is of medium difficulty and can be performed in its entirety or by using selected movements. All the players are featured at different times, affording student players the opportunity to learn about dependence on one another in ensemble performance. Dance Suite also provides students with an exploration of some rather different styles of music. Learn More

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Great Lakes Tableau was composed in 2013 after another of many vacations to northern Michigan. It is divided into three movements, each focusing on a different and unique vista of the great lakes. Movement one is a picture of the Sleeping Bear Dunes in northwest Michigan on Lake Michigan. The dunes are massive, upwards of 400 feet high and many miles long, some as far as the eye can see. The movement captures the grandeur and power of these awesome dunes. The second movement is Whitefish Point on Lake Superior and more specifically the tale of the Edmund Fitzgerald. “The Mighty Fitz” was one of the largest iron ore ships on the great lakes when it capsized in November of 1975. All 29 crew members perished in the disaster. As the song by Canadian Gordon Lightfoot states “ they would have made Whitefish Bay if they had put 15 more miles behind them.” Whitefish Point is the home of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum but also one of the most desolate and beautiful places I have seen. The movement captures the isolation of the area, the storm, and the cries for help of the crewmen.

The last movement is a picture of Mackinac (pronounced Mack-in-aw) Island in Lake Huron. The island, reachable only through private boat or commercial ferry, is automobile-free. The only transportation on the island is horse drawn buggy, bicycle or foot. It has been a tourist destination since the early 20th century when the Grand Hotel was first constructed. Landing on the island is a step back in time to a simpler era. The hustle and bustle of the ferry port, the quaint shops along the boardwalk, and of course, the fudge shops. The movement is a picture postcard of a tour of the island beginning with the ferry crossing, the landing at Main Street and the old homes and hotels. As you move toward the backside of the island the tourist numbers decline and a calmness of being one with nature takes over. Beautiful rock formations, lovely flora and the soft sound of the waves lapping at the shore accompany you through the far side of the island. As you return to the front of the island the hustle and bustle returns accompanied always by the joyful feel of a vacation paradise. Enjoy! Learn More

I. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (morning sunrise)

II. Peace Garden (sunset on the tower)

III. On the Range Learn More

commissioned by the New World Symphony for Edward Manno Shumsky Learn More